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A Side 7 exclusive! Mazda RX-8 in downtown Wellington, New Zealand. The RX-8 was a sports car produced from 2002–2012. It was redesigned multiple times during its run, partly due to issues meeting Japanese regulations on vehicle size, winning 37 international motoring awards. The car was pulled from the European market in 2010 due to tighter emissions standards, and was retired two years later due to a strong yen dampening profitability in remaining export markets.
Original photo taken May 2014.
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@JediPrincess: I recall a documentary I once saw on American car design and how Ford spent an inordinate amount of energy making their truck have the most menacing-sounding engine.
And then they wonder why the Japanese creamed them in the commuter market. :x
@Inafox: The two things that really stood out to me about Kiwi cars was a) how old most of them are, and b) how good those old cars looked. As per my friend, the mild climate means a properly-maintained vehicle will last a lot longer than in most other countries, where winter salting fast-tracks body corrosion.
Fun car, was one of the options I had on my list of cars to buy but the Rotary engine eventually ruled it out.